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2010 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1062950 · 2014-05-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EXPRESS 2500
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 4/16/2014 I SCOT E. BRAUNINGER WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MY VEHICLE A 2010 CHEVY EXPRESS 1500 VAN, ON PLANK RD. HEADING EAST TOWARDS CENTRAL PARK IN FREDERICKSBUG, VA. I WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AS THE LIGHT TURN GREEN AND BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO MOVE THE VAN RACED AND WENT FORWARD WITH AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATION AND COULD NOT STOP BY USING MY BRAKES. AS THE SHORT TIME THAT ALL OF THIS OCCURRED I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES ARE EXTENSIVE AND ALSO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10587043
Machine
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